talcum powder
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of talcum powder
1885–90; < Medieval Latin talcum talc
Example Sentences
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Inside, time seemed to move differently: tennis whites drying beneath the afternoon sun, bridge rooms carrying the faint smell of cigarettes and talcum powder, elderly members reading newspapers beneath slow ceiling fans.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
A welcome exception came last Thursday when federal magistrate judge Rukhsanah Singh disqualified Beasley Allen from representing plaintiffs in the multidistrict litigation against Johnson & Johnson claiming injuries from talcum powder.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
Thousands of UK claimants have filed legal action against US pharmaceutical and cosmetics giant Johnson & Johnson alleging people diagnosed with cancers were exposed to asbestos in its talcum powder, lawyers said Thursday.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2025
At 19 he joined the Polka Tulk Blues Band, named after the brand of talcum powder favored by his mother.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2025
I was glad after all that that I had bathed and put on Mum and Cashmere Bouquet talcum powder.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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